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. It is a

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to ''

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Plot

The film follows the young boy Eda Souček and his extended family during

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. The family has to move to his family's home in the countryside home because Eda's father refuses to

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in his job. Eda makes new friends and gets used to life in village. He also meets his uncle who is known as Vlk. Vlk doesn't get along with rest of the family because he tried to strangle his mother. Eda eventually befriends Vlk. Life in the village is influenced by war.

Cast

* Alois Grec as Eda * Tereza Voříšková as Mother * Ondřej Vetchý as Father * Oldřich Kaiser as Vlk *

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as Grandfather * Viera Pavlíková as Grandmother *

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as Uncle * Petra Špalková as Aunt *

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as Headmaster *

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as Ota * Niklas Klinecký as Satík *

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as Prcek *

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as Vlastík *

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as Škaloud *

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as Vlk's Wife *

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as Bartoš *

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as Chrást *

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as Košťál

References

External links

* 2010s war comedy films 2017 films 2010s Czech-language films Films directed by Jan Svěrák Czech war comedy films Czech resistance to Nazi occupation in film Czech Lion Awards winners (films) Slovak war comedy films Danish war comedy films 2017 comedy films Czech World War II films Slovak World War II films Czech prequel films Danish prequel films Slovak prequel films Films scored by Michal Novinski Films with screenplays by Zdeněk Svěrák {{2010s-CzechRepublic-film-stub